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By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Tanya Rodriguez is no slouch. On the day the South Padre Parade caught up with her on the beautiful beaches of South Padre Island, she had managed to squeeze us in to her busy and demanding schedule. In fact, on this specific day, Tanya sandwiched our meeting between …
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By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Officials announced Tuesday the plans for the preferred location of the second causeway connecting South Padre Island to the mainland. The preferred second access will begin at Holly Beach Landing and end at some point between beach accesses five and six on the northern end of the Island. …
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By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees held its regular meeting Tuesday. The board approved Texas Association of School Boards Localized Policy Update 94 to address the care of students with a diagnosed food allergy who are at risk for anaphylaxis. The annual renewal of the …
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By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The City of Port Isabel has taken steps to clean up an area house some neighbors call an eyesore and a safety hazard. The house is located at the intersection of 2nd and Oklahoma. The grass is overgrown, part of the roof has caved in, and piles of …
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By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The South Padre Island City Council held a regular meeting Wednesday. It was announced those interested in running for an elected position on the council need to submit required documentation between July 23 through August 20. A draft done by Aaron Consulting reported South Padre Island has a …
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By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The City of Port Isabel is hosting a ground breaking ceremony for its new City of Port Isabel Visitor & Events Center and Emergency Operations Center at 10 a.m. Saturday. The site of the future event center is at 309 Railroad Ave. across from the Port Isabel Historical …
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By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce met for its Quarterly Public Affairs Luncheon Thursday. The chamber presented guest speakers Gil Salinas, Brownsville EDC and County Commissioners Sophia Benavides and Dan Sanchez, who spoke about the possibility of the SpaceX rocket launch site project to attendees. Salinas said …
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By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS A trip to the beach ended in tragedy for a Laguna Vista teen and his family. Sixteen-year-old Michael “Mikey” McCormick collapsed from unknown causes and is now fighting for his life in a Corpus Christie hospital. Mikey’s mother, Tami, said Mikey was playing on a boogie board near …
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By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS A public hearing regarding the proposed second causeway is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. An open house is planned for 5:30 p.m. the same day. Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority Executive Director Pete Sepulveda said he hopes the public will turn …
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